Dr. Warren Morgan, July -2023 to present

Eric S. Gordon, 2011- July 2023

Peter Raskind, Interim CEO

Eugene T.W. Sanders, Ph.D. 2006-2011

Immediately after his arrival, Dr. Sanders embarked on a mission of guiding the state’s largest school district toward greater academic progress.

Lisa Marie Ruda (interim) feb-aug 2006

Ruda was left to plan for the following school year and to see through a teacher buyout that led to early retirements of about 250 teachers.

Barbara Byrd Bennett 1998-2006

Upon her arrival, Byrd-Bennett created a Five-Year Plan for the district, “Educating Cleveland’s Children.”

Louis J. Erste (interim) Sept-Nov 1998

Erste helped draft the schools’ transformation plan into a “system of schools.”